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lecture over for today. I have to run, I will call you tomorrow.” Angelina stood on the doorstep and watched Lucy pull out of her driveway like a maniac. She could not help smiling as she closed the door behind her.
    Angelina made it to the office with five minutes to spare. Jayden was not at his desk, which she thought was unusual as he was always in before her. Mary, one of the junior clerks, came rushing over to her before she had time to take her coat off.
    “I guess you have not heard the news then? Well, Jayden has handed in his notice, effective immediately. It came as a shock to everyone.” Angelina was not surprised at all. Jayden was too egotistical and his pride had been severely wounded when he was passed over for promotion. She knew it was just a matter of time before he left. He did not fit in at the newspaper; he was not a team player at all and had caused more problems for the office than everyone else put together over the years.
    Angelina was charging her laptop when a stranger walked towards her with the biggest bouquet of flowers she had ever seen. “Angelina Ferria?” Her mouth was agape as she nodded and received the flowers from the young man, who was seemingly in a hurry to offload the bouquet.
    “ Thank you.” Angelina was stunned into silence. The rest of the women in the office came rushing over to admire the flowers.
    “ Someone has an admirer,” teased Mary.
    “ Wow, why don’t I ever get flowers like that?” commented Charlotte.
    Angelina took the little card which was attached to the bouquet; it read:
    Are you free on Friday evening? If so, wrap up warm and meet me at the Hare and Hounds at 7:00 p.m. Joshua X
    She read the card over and over again, smiling from ear to ear. “Mmm, wrap up warm” she whispered to herself. What on earth has he got in mind? The words of Lucy the night before reverberated through her mind. Give him a chance she had said, Daniel would hate to see you unhappy . She knew Lucy was right. It was time to move on and if she could just tackle her conscience then maybe she would be able to find it within her to take a leap of faith and give Joshua a chance.
    Angelina spent the rest of the day glancing at her beautiful flowers. Every time her boss walked by, he threw her a teasing smile. “So are you going to tell us who your admirer is?”
    “ Nope, not right now anyway.”
    “ Well, whoever it is, he has certainly put a smile on your face! It's great to see you smiling,” said Geoffrey as he walked into his office.
    Home time was a long time coming; she could not wait to leave the office and get home. Her mind was finally made up. She had been thinking about Joshua all day. She was more than just attracted to him and she no longer wanted to fight her feelings. As she pulled in to her driveway, she spotted something on her front step. It looked like a box. She climbed out of her car, ran over and picked up the parcel before making her way into the house. The box was wrapped in purple iridescent paper, with a purple satin bow placed in the centre. She sat down and slowly started to unwrap the parcel to reveal a large silver box. She lifted the lid and then broke into fits of laughter at the unexpected gift. A purple card was placed on top, she opened it and glanced over the words:
    I know this is a most unusual gift! But please bear with me as all will be revealed on Friday night! That is, of course, if you agree to meet with me… Joshua x
    Her eyes glanced over the single kiss placed just after his name. Her heart was beating fast and her smile would not fade! She closed her eyes for a few seconds and rubbed her lips gently with her finger as she re-lived her kiss with Joshua the night before. On opening her eyes, her attention was again drawn to the items placed neatly inside the silver box. She held up the green wax jacket and thermal gloves and fell about laughing once more. Angelina was filled with teenage excitement, and wondered where he planned on